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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:flash-bangWikipedia

Alternative forms

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• flash bang, flashbang

Etymology

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From flash +‎ bang. From the bright flash of light and loud bang (a concussive shockwave of sound) generated by this device.

Noun

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flash-bang (plural flash-bangs)

1. A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.
   • 2020 June 1, 0:16–0:24 from the start, in Death of George Floyd drives protests across the U.S. — and beyond‎[1], Judy Woodruff (actor), PBS NewsHour:As evening begins here in Washington, police are firing tear gas, deploying flash-bangs to disperse peaceful protests near the White House.

Synonyms

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• flash grenade
• stun grenade
• concussion grenade

Related terms

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• thunderflash

Translations

[edit] a type of grenade

Belarusian: светлашумава́я грана́та f (svjetlašumavája hranáta), светлагукава́я грана́та f (svjetlahukavája hranáta) Chinese: Mandarin: 閃光彈 / 闪光弹 (shǎnguāngdàn), 震撼彈 / 震撼弹 (zhènhàndàn) Czech: zábleskový granát m Dutch: aanvalshandgranaat, flitsgranaat Finnish: tainnutuskranaatti, valokranaatti French: grenade assourdissante (fr) f German: Blendgranate (de) f Indonesian: granat kejut, flashbang Italian: flashbang, stun grenade Japanese: 閃光彈 (せんこうだん, senkōdan) Korean: 섬광탄 (seomgwangtan) Polish: granat błyskowo-hukowy m Romanian: grenadă paralizantă f, grenadă luminoasă f Russian: светозвукова́я грана́та f (svetozvukovája granáta), светошумова́я грана́та f (svetošumovája granáta) Spanish: granada aturdidora f Swedish: distraktionsgranat c, chockgranat c (in non-technical language – see usage notes) Ukrainian: світлошумова́ грана́та f (svitlošumová hranáta), світлозвукова́ грана́та f (svitlozvuková hranáta)

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